Carb Back Loading. Any tips???

[bromethius]

Get the idea around consuming your carbs at night. Still haven't completely wrapped my head around the insulin part of it though. My problem is I lift in the early to mid morning. What do I do for a post workout shake? Whey with a scoop of simple carbs then stay off carbs till the evening or skip carbs all together in my shake? Thanks for any help

[mockery]

u dont want carbs after 6 pm

[Metalject]

u dont want carbs after 6 pm

That's not necessarily true. If he needs them then he needs them. I say that as someone who thinks most people rely way to much on carbs to begin with. If you're training hard and have a well planned diet, carbs after a certain time of night are not going to make you fat. All that matters is are you burning them or not...that's what matters in the grand scheme of things.

[Tx89]

That's not necessarily true. If he needs them then he needs them. I say that as someone who thinks most people rely way to much on carbs to begin with. If you're training hard and have a well planned diet, carbs after a certain time of night are not going to make you fat. All that matters is are you burning them or not...that's what matters in the grand scheme of things.

^^this

U definitely want carbs pwo, no matter when this is! Carbs arent evil, carbs dont make u fat. Wrong Overall number of calories, Wrong Marco Split and wrong nutrient Timing does

[--->>405<<---]

OP what r ur current goals? what r ur current stats?

[mockery]

re read his post he works out like 4-8 am then doesnt have his ppwo meal carbs till the evening, i dont post for the sake of "saying crap" I read peoples questions. and carbs later in the day and especially after 6pm do play a big role in when you want insulin spikes through out the day and controling blood sugar level accordingly. . Especially as you approach sleep and go into a fasted state, And the post work out meal after the pwo shake is a big deal when it comes to geting calories in

As for back loading, its not nessary. YOu can simply have you BCAA or a protein shake (add a bannana if you have to), drive/walk/skip/bus to the gym and work out. If you use a Pre work out drink go ahead and drink that too. But you simply will not have less of a work out with out carbs from the night before. The only time i would not suggest this is if you are going into the gym to do some personal bests on triple , double , single 1 rep max HEAVY powerlifting movments. Save those for 12 hours after you have been awake.

[bromethius]

The reason I'm backloading is to try it as a new diet. I've tried eating multiple meals throughout the day and I simply don't have an appetite. Eating breakfast is like a mini victory for me, normally I do a protein shake and that's easy, solid food just doesn't wanna go down. Come lunch trying to eat veggie, protein, and carbs is like a chore. Healthy meals in between my main mails are also hard. Even with lifting and cardio I'll do a shake pwo with water and an hour later no appetite for lunch. At night it seems I eat carbs and want them like a beast. I noticed that on accident with simple snacking and stumbled upon carb back loading and I legit gave it a try with no carbs during the day and indulge at night and I had an appetite again during the day around every 3 hrs. Had High amount of carbs at night/evening and my body was just taking It with ease. Now I am going to get to the gym about 730 with no breakfast, as recommended, and see how it works. Currently I'm about 5'11 6'0 195-197 seems to be my consistent weight. I wanna drop about 10-15 lbs.for some reason my body always felt comfortable in the 190s but that's holding extra weight. Im natural as well. Thanks for the advice and tips

[mockery]

You have to address your diet, and perhaps do daily fasts and eat 3 large meals later in the day. Still trying to consume carbs in the first 1-2 leaving your very last one carb free.

so your goal is to lose 15 lbs ?

[capetown]

You have to address your diet, and perhaps do daily fasts and eat 3 large meals later in the day. Still trying to consume carbs in the first 1-2 leaving your very last one carb free.

so your goal is to lose 15 lbs ?

Exactly what i do and works great. Im up and out of the house by 6. I eat my meals between 1 pm and 9 pm. Keeps my appetite great because although i still eat very clean, it allows me to get my cravings in when i feel i need to without setting me back. Perfect solution for me.

[bromethius]

Yeah I wanna lose about 10 15lbs. When I'm low 180 I don't feel right. I feel too light I guess. When I'm around low 190s high 180s I feel more energy and more solid. It's hard to explain.

[mockery]

its your manorexia lol.

google leangains. have a look at that then feel free to post in the IF dieting thread started by Gbruce